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V BOOT. 4 A n No.y 511,141. Patented 1160519, 1893.

UNITED` STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN HERZ-OOG, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,141, dated December 19, 1.893.

Application tiled August 18, 1893. Serial No. 483,470. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LNATHAN HERZOG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iniBoots; and I do hereby declaro the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The objectof myinvention is so to improve the ordinary leather boot that it shall be rendered impervious to water and warm and comfortable for use by men much exposed to wet or cold weather. In other words it is the object of my invention to provide a hoot that shall embody all of the advantages of the clumsy and unsightly rubber water-proof boot heretofore in use and at the same time shall be neat and elegant in appearance so that it may be worn on the street cryin the house just as is the ordinary unlined leather and non-waterproof boot.

The improvements claimed are set forth in the following specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the lower part of a boot made in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken transversely of the foot portion of the boot.

In the manufacture of a boot embodying my improvements, I take a boot-shaped foot covering 1 of feltor wool that is to constitute the lining of the boot and putit on a suitable last. Ithen take two pieces of water-proof material 2 and 3, preferablyoiled cambric, of sufficient size and of proper shape to cover the leg about the ankle and the upper side of the foot. The lower or sole edge of the, inner piece 2 of the oiled cambric is whipstitched onto the sole of the felt lining 1.I Over these stitches and covering the sole ofy the lining l, I secure by whip stitches 4 the insole 5. The usual boot top or upper of leather is then lasted onto the lining and a feather formed on the insole. The welt 6, the edge of the upper and the outer piece of cam'- bric 3 are now secured to the bottom of the insole. The space on the insole within the welt is filledl with shoemakers wax and on this is placed a layer of tarred paper. The middle sole 7 is then placed on and upon this another layer of wan and tarred paper. The boot is now ready to receive the outsole 8 which is secured tothe welt in the usual way. `In orderthat the boot top and linings shall not become distorted with respect to each other by the pulling on the boot straps, I form the boot straps of one continuons piece 9 which is passed down the sides of the boot and under the heel portion of the insole.

A boot constructed in accordance with my invention will be impervious to water and at the saine time warm and comfortable to the wearer. Exteriorly it has the same neat and elegant appearance as the ordinary leather boot,` is equally as ldurable, and may be worn upon the street without attracting attention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A leather boot having an interior lining of felt or woolen cloth extending over the vamp and insole, that is, so as to cover the entire foot of the wearer, two intermediate layers of waterproof material secured in place on opposite sides of the insole by separate stitching, and the said insole having `a covering of water-proof material, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NATHAN HERZOG.

Witnesses:

H. E. FRENCH, HENRY OLNHAUSEN. 

